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This week in Colorado weather: August 24, 2020

The week will begin with near-record high temperatures continuing across the Front Range. However, we will see a gradual downward trend in temperatures thanks to increased clouds and scattered storms over the state. We are also tracking a few cold fronts on the horizon that look to finally breakdown that persistent ridge leading to much cooler temperatures next week.

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This week in Colorado weather: July 27, 2020

We continue the cool, monsoonal stretch with 80’s for the majority of the week. We are watching a weak system to affect northeast Colorado through Thursday, bringing our best chance of storms on Tuesday. Will the 90’s rear their ugly head for the first weekend in August? We discuss this and more in our weekly outlook.

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Colorado Monsoon Update: Southern portion of the state in severe drought, the monsoon may be delayed

Have you noticed the drop in visibility across the Front Range over the last few weeks? This haziness is actually smoke from a handful of wildfires burning hundreds of miles to our southwest. This may only be a taste of things to come later this summer as parts of southern Colorado and the Intermountain West have recently shifted into the penultimate drought classification. We provide an update on the hydrological situation and explain why we believe the monsoon will arrive late to Colorado this summer.

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This week in Colorado weather: June 15, 2020

The heat continues this week with lower to middle 90’s through Wednesday under warm southwest flow. This pattern will also favor the threat of wildfires across Colorado. Our chance of storms does not really materialize until the latter part of the week, accompanied by a cold front followed by northwest flow. Read on more to find out the full week ahead details.

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